Adjunct Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Associate Professor, Chemical Engineering

u0280240@utah.edu

Publications

• ENERGY | AIR QUALITY | CLIMATE CHANGE: Zachariah Steven Baird, Dmitri Neshumayev, Oliver Järvik & Kody M. Powell (2021). Comparison of the most likely low-emission electricity production systems in Estonia. PLOS ONE. Vol. 16(12)., 12/30/2021
• ENERGY: NS Gates, Daniel C Hill, Blake W Billings, Kody M Powell & John D Hedengren (2021). Benchmarks for Grid Energy Management with Python Gekko. 2021 60th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control (CDC). Vol. 60., 12/14/2021
• ENERGY: Anne Dougherty, Blake Billings, Nestor Camacho & Kody Powell (2021). Improving the economics of battery storage for industrial customers: Are incentives enough to increase adoption?. The Electricity Journal. Vol. 34(9)., 11/01/2021
• ENERGY | AIR QUALITY | CLIMATE CHANGE: Kasra Mohammadi & Kody M Powell (2021). Thermoeconomic Evaluation and Optimization of Using Different Environmentally Friendly Refrigerant Pairs for a Dual-Evaporator Cascade Refrigeration System. Processes. Vol. 9(10)., 10/01/2021
• ENERGY | CLIMATE CHANGE: Derek Machalek, Kasra Mohammadi & Kody M Powell (2021). State-by-State comparison of combined heat and power to photovoltaic installations at manufacturing facilities with heat and power loads. Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments. Vol. 47., 10/01/2021
• ENERGY | CLIMATE CHANGE: Kasra Mohammadi, Saber Khanmohammadi, Jake Immonen & Kody Powell (2021). Techno-economic analysis and environmental benefits of solar industrial process heating based on parabolic trough collectors. Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments. Vol. 47., 10/01/2021
• ENERGY | CLIMATE CHANGE: An Ho, Kasra Mohammadi, Matthew Memmott, John Hedengren & Kody M Powell (2021). Dynamic simulation of a novel nuclear hybrid energy system with large-scale hydrogen storage in an underground salt cavern. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. Vol. 46(61)., 09/03/2021
• ENERGY | CLIMATE CHANGE: Kody M Powell & Kasra Mohammadi (2021). Modeling, Control, and Optimization of Multi-Generation and Hybrid Energy Systems. Vol. 9(7). Processes., 07/01/2021
• ENERGY | CLIMATE CHANGE: Kasra Mohammadi, Jon G McGowan & Kody Powell (2021). Thermoeconomic analysis of a multigeneration system using waste heat from a triple power cycle. Applied Thermal Engineering. Vol. 190., 05/25/2021
• ENERGY: Derek Machalek, Titus Quah & Kody M Powell (2020). Dynamic Economic Optimization of a Continuously Stirred Tank Reactor Using Reinforcement Learning. Proceedings of the 2020 American Control Conference. 2955-2960., 07/01/2020

Presentations

• ENERGY: “Benchmarks for grid energy management with Python Gekko” | N.S. Gates, D.C. Hill, B.W. Billings, K.M. Powell, J.D. Hedengren | 60th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, Austin, TX, Dec. 2021, 12/2021
• ENERGY | CLIMATE CHANGE: “Economic Analysis and Environmental Impact of a Novel Solar Parabolic Trough Plant Used for Industrial Process Heat That Utilizes Flexible Heat Integration” | J. Immonen, K. Mohammadi, K.M. Powell | American Institute of Chemical Engineers Annual Conference, Boston, MA, Nov. 2021, 11/2021
• ENERGY | BUILT ENVIRONMENT & COMMUNITIES | CLIMATE CHANGE: “Improving the Economics of Industrial Battery Storage: A Proactive Policy and Management Approach” | B. Billings, A. Dougherty, N. Camacho, K.M. Powell | American Institute of Chemical Engineers Annual Conference, Boston, MA, Nov. 2021, 11/2021
• ENERGY | CLIMATE CHANGE: “Modeling and Optimization of a Novel Solar Parabolic Trough Plant Used for Industrial Process Heat That Utilizes Flexible Heat Integration” | J. Immonen, K. Mohammadi, K.M. Powell | American Institute of Chemical Engineers Annual Conference, Boston, MA, Nov. 2021, 11/2021
• ENERGY | BUILT ENVIRONMENT & COMMUNITIES | CLIMATE CHANGE: “Industrial Battery Storage Dispatch and Optimization Using Gaussian Process Regression and Bayesian Decision Theory” | B. Billings, P. Smith, S. Smith, K.M. Powell | American Institute of Chemical Engineers Annual Conference, Boston, MA, Nov. 2021, 11/2021
• ENERGY | CLIMATE CHANGE: “Optimizing the Use of Solar Industrial Process Heat through Flexible Heat Integration” | J. Immonen, K. Mohammadi, K.M. Powell | 3rd Solar Energy Systems Conference, Virtual Conference, Aug. 2021, 08/2021
• ENERGY | BUILT ENVIRONMENT & COMMUNITIES: Automation Opportunities in the Manufacturing Sector to Improve Smart Grid Participation | Trends in Invigoration of Manufacturing and Engineering (TIME) by AIChE, 07/2021
• ENERGY | CLIMATE CHANGE: Maximizing Renewable Energy Resource Utilization through Hybridization and Systems Engineering | Joint Graduate Research Seminar | Brigham Young University and University of Utah Departments of Chemical Engineering, 04/2021
• ENERGY: “Leveraging the Manufacturing Sector As a Grid Asset through Demand Response – Four Real-World Case Studies” D. Machalek and K.M. Powell American Institute of Chemical Engineers Annual Conference, San Francisco, CA, Nov. 2020, 11/20/2020
• ENERGY | BUILT ENVIRONMENT & COMMUNITIES | CLIMATE CHANGE: “State-By-State Comparison of the Economic, Environmental, and Energy Impacts of Manufacturing Facilities Integrating Solar Photovoltaic or Combined Heat and Power Systems” D. Machalek and K.M. Powell American Institute of Chemical Engineers Annual Conference, San Francisco, CA, Nov. 2020, 11/20/2020
• ENERGY: “Machine Learning Based Real-Time Optimization of Multi-Cell Industrial Evaporative Cooling Tower” L. Blackburn, J.F. Tuttle, K.M. Powell American Institute of Chemical Engineers Annual Conference, San Francisco, CA, Nov. 2020, 11/18/2020
• ENERGY: “Comparison of Dynamic and Steady-State Machine Learning Based Optimization of a Coal-Fired Boiler” L. Blackburn, J.F. Tuttle, K.M. Powell American Institute of Chemical Engineers Annual Conference, San Francisco, CA, Nov. 2020, 11/18/2020
• ENERGY: “Comparison of State-of-the-Art Dynamic Machine Learning Methods for MPC of Coal-Fired Utility Generator Performance” J.F. Tuttle, L. Blackburn, K.M. Powell American Institute of Chemical Engineers Annual Conference, San Francisco, CA, Nov. 2020, 11/17/2020
• AIR QUALITY: “Long-Term Calibration Models to Predict Ozone Levels with a Metal Oxide Sensor” T. Sayahi, A. Garff, T. Quah, K. Le, T. Becnel, K.M. Powell, P.E. Gaillardon, A.E. Butterfield, K.E. Kelly American Institute of Chemical Engineers Annual Conference, San Francisco, CA, Nov. 2020, 11/16/2020
• ENERGY | CLIMATE CHANGE: “Geographical Impact on Solar Utility and Levelized Cost in Flexible Hybrid CSP Plants” K. Ellingwood and K.M. Powell SolarPACES International, Albuquerque, NM, Sept. 2020, 09/2020
• ENERGY | CLIMATE CHANGE: “Proposal and Assessment of a Novel Multigeneration System Based On A Supercritical CO2 Brayton Cycle Driven By a Solar Power Tower Plant” K. Mohammadi and K.M. Powell SolarPACES International, Albuquerque, NM, Sept. 2020, 09/2020
• ENERGY: Dynamic Real-Time Optimization of a Coal-Fired Power Plant Using an Artificial Neural Network Model, 11/02/2018
• ENERGY: A Novel Dynamic Simulation Methodology for High Temperature Packed-Bed Thermal Energy Storage, 11/01/2018
• ENERGY: Synergistic Solar Hybrids Kody Powell Brigham Young University Chemical Engineering Graduate Seminar, 11/28/2017
• ENERGY: Synergistic Solar Hybrids Kody Powell University of Utah Chemical Engineering Graduate Seminar, 11/27/2017
• ENERGY: Overview of Industrial Energy Efficiency in Utah Energy Services Coalition Utah Chapter Meeting Salt Lake City, UT, USA , 11/14/2017
• ENERGY: Maximizing the Output of a Solar and Natural Gas Hybrid Power Plant Using Real-Time Optimization Khalid Rashid and Kody M. Powell American Institute of Chemical Engineers Annual Conference 2017 Minneapolis, MN, USA, 11/02/2017
• ENERGY: Design and Dynamic Simulation of a Solar and Natural Gas Hybrid Power Plant to Investigate the Synergies of Hybridization American Institute of Chemical Engineers National Conference 2017 Minneapolis, MN, 11/02/2017

Professional Service

• ENERGY | CLIMATE CHANGE: Participated in Panel Review of the Solar Energy Technologies Office's Ongoing Funded Projects, U.S. Dept. of Energy | Solar Energy Technologies Office, 01/31/2022-02/03/2022

Awards

• ENERGY: Excellence in Applied Energy Engineering Research , U.S. Department of Energy - Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, 12/12/2018
• ENERGY: Excellence in Applied Energy Engineering Research, U.S. Dept. of Energy, 06/22/2017